Death Rays and the Popular Media, 1876-1939 by William J. Fanning

This book takes a first-ever look at the historical death ray and its impact on fiction and popular culture. The idea influenced fiction, making its way from newspapers and magazines into novels, short stories, films, theatrical productions and other media. Claims for its invention appeared as early as 1876, and increased thereafter, until the 'death-ray craze' of the 1920s and 1930s. A concept born out of research with electricity and other energy sources, the death ray or 'directed energy weapon' was widely reported for nearly five decades. Bill: Minutes of Proceedings, Wednesday 10 March 1999 (House of Commons. Government and military leaders and mainstream scientists endorsed the possibility of such a fantastic weapon in the years before World War II. Read online free Death Rays And The Popular Media 1876 1939 ebook anywh. Book excerpt: Death rays! Absurd idea peddled by con artists and amateurs and promoted by a sensationalist press? Not quite. This book was released on with total page 281 pages. Devon and Exeter Gazette, 6 August 1937, 11. Brett Holman, The Next War in the Air: Britains Fear of the Bomber, 1908-1941 (Farnham: Ashgate, 2014), 74.

Government and military leaders and mainstream scientists endorsed the possibility of such a fantastic weapon in the years before World War II. Fanning, Jr.ĭownload or read book Death Rays and the Popular Media, 1876-1939 written by William J. Fanning, Jr., Death Rays and the Popular Media, 1876-1939: A Study of Directed Energy Weapons in Fact, Fiction and Film (Jefferson: McFarland and Company, 2015), 108. Death rays Absurd idea peddled by con artists and amateurs and promoted by a sensationalist press Not quite. Select the department you want to search in. Book Synopsis Death Rays and the Popular Media, 1876-1939 by : William J. Death Rays and the Popular Media, 1876-1939: A Study of Directed Energy Weapons in Fact, Fiction and Film eBook : Fanning Jr., William J.: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store.

Death Rays and the Popular Media, 1876-1939 by William J. Fanning